Google Talk Guru answers questions via your IM app

google talk guru answersBots -- like the kind which automate IRC rooms and Google Wave -- are a good thing to know about. There are plenty of useful bots worth knowing about, too, including the Google Talk Guru.

Just add guru@googlelabs.com to your GTalk buddies, and you can start firing off questions. Lifehacker suggests that the same types of queries supported by Google SMS will work, though we didn't have any luck getting a response out of the Guru with phrases like "score detroit red wings" or "sushi R3N 1Y1."

Still, Guru does answer a good variety of questions and it works right within your favorite IM app. It's well worth adding to your friend list, especially for getting answers on the go on your mobile device of choice.

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Vampire Feud Alert: Robert Pattinson vs... Adam Sandler?!

Adam Sandler, Robert PattinsonWe'll get to why in the world Kevin James is saying Adam Sandler is hotter than Robert Pattinson in a minute. But first, which one of James' recent big screen costars...

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3D virtual sound shown off on mobile device, dance party ensues (video)

Nothing beats the head banging bliss of being in the front row of a concert, but if you left your Mötley Crüe t-shirt at home today, you may want to check out this new 3D audio technology from KDDI Labs. By reducing the amount of characteristics required to map a sound field, KDDI has made it possible to fry your eardrums three dimensionally on a smartphone. Since the virtual sound is recorded with multiple mics, users can move around the gig in real-time to hear music from any angle. Using the software, (and hopefully soon, a web-based app), virtual concert goers can cut out certain vocals or instruments, making it perfect for a mobile karaoke inferno. Rock out to the video after the break.

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Apple Planning 8-GB iPhone 4 for Cheapskates

According to “two people with knowledge of the matter,” Apple is set to release an 8-GB iPhone 4 aimed at the low end of the market. Currently, the iPhone 4 comes in 16-GB and 32-GB versions. The story, from Reuters, comes by way of a Korean manufacturer that is supposedly making the 8-GB flash drives for [...]

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Engadget HD Podcast 262 - 08.23.2011

It's been a bumpy ride, but we're back with a new episode of the Engadget HD Podcast. This week brings multiple CableCARD tuners, iPad apps and even a few new projectors. Naturally, we eventually get into the discussion of the latest predictions for Media Center, but while Microsoft figures out where the Xbox 360 fits into its ecosystem, Sony's snagged a sweet exclusive in the form on NFL Sunday Ticket. Finally, we wrap things up with what we're watching this week and of course, some football talk.

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04:56 - Comcast's Xfinity app debuts on Blackberry, updated on iOS
08:18 - Optoma delivers three new projectors, one does 3D for just $1,499
10:12 - Elgato HDHomeRun iPad app brings (some) cable channels to the tablet
14:28 - SiliconDust delivering HDHomeRun Prime preorders, 3 tuner ships next week
19:48 - HDHomerun Prime CableCARD tuner hands-on
21:00 - Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB tuner priced at $299, ships September 19th
29:04 - Sony drops PS3 price to $250 in US, €250 in Europe
34:00 - DirecTV brings NFL Sunday Ticket to Android tablets and the PS3 this fall
42:00 - Must See HDTV (August 22nd - 28th)

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New Firefox Nightly and Aurora logos unearthed, and how to enable channel switching

Firefox Nightly and Aurora logos
Later today, Firefox will undergo its biggest developmental upheaval ever. Mozilla-central, the source of nightly builds, will be renumbered to version 5 -- and at long last, after years of wallowing around version 1, Mozilla's rendering and layout engine, Gecko, will also have its version number updated to match Firefox.

Shortly thereafter, Firefox's new channel system will be implemented. Firefox 5a2 will be introduced as the first Aurora build, and we should also see a Firefox 6 Nightly build. While we we're not sure where they came from, one Sören Hentzschel seems to have unearthed the new Nightly and Aurora logos (see above), along with new About Firefox dialogs (after the break).

In other news, if you want to take a sneak peek at the new 'channel changing' technology that will be introduced in upcoming Firefox builds, head to about:config and create a new string called app.update.desiredChannel -- the value doesn't matter. Then open Help > About Firefox and you'll be able to switch channel, but it doesn't do anything just yet (image after the break). Here's hoping that Firefox channel switching is smoother than Chrome.

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